Can I use this for private repositories?

Yes, as long as your local environment is authenticated via gh auth, Claude can use these commands on any repository you have access to.

How does it handle multi-line PR descriptions?

The skill provides patterns for using HEREDOC (cat <<'EOF') to ensure that multi-line body text for PRs and issues preserves its formatting and special characters.

Does this skill allow Claude to perform GitHub actions?

Yes, it provides the command reference so Claude can execute gh commands for tasks like creating PRs, managing issues, or triggering workflows.

Does it support the GitHub API?

Absolutely. It includes specific recipes for using gh api to perform advanced operations like branch protection, organization management, and raw GraphQL queries.

GitHub CLI Expert Reference

Name: GitHub CLI Expert Reference
Author: ETdoFresh

byETdoFresh

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Collaboration Tools

Provides a comprehensive guide and command reference for the GitHub CLI to automate repository management, pull requests, and CI/CD workflows.

The gh-reference skill equips Claude with a deep knowledge base of the GitHub Command Line Interface, enabling seamless automation of GitHub operations directly from the terminal. It covers everything from basic repository cloning and issue management to complex API-only operations like branch protection rules and organization management. By providing specific syntax patterns for pull request reviews, workflow triggers, and JSON data filtering with jq, this skill ensures Claude can interact with GitHub's ecosystem efficiently and accurately without manual documentation lookups.

Key Features

011 GitHub stars

02Detailed guidance for managing GitHub Actions, workflows, and secrets

03Full coverage of gh commands for PRs, issues, and repositories

04Standardized patterns for multi-line HEREDOC body text and JSON filtering

05Advanced API recipes for operations not covered by standard CLI commands

06Cross-repository operation syntax and repository statistics retrieval

Use Cases

01Managing repository secrets and environment variables programmatically

02Automating the creation and merging of pull requests with custom test plans

03Querying and filtering GitHub Actions run results using jq expressions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add etdofresh/claude-marketplace gh-reference

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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